BON SECOUR, Ala. — An Alabama man says that it was a “sign from God” after the Bible that was passed down to him from his grandfather survived a devastating house fire, according to FOX10.

Scot Byrd says the January fire destroyed the Bon Secour home he had lived in for 20 years. However, the Bible remained almost entirely intact.

“The fireman actually came out [of the home] with tears in his eyes and he said, ‘You’re not going to believe this. You’ve got to come see it for yourself,'” Byrd told FOX10. “This Bible did not have one scorch mark on it.”